katrina created an environment where we were fighting for our lives to save people. >> today we learned he's been indicted, charged with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, allegedly even steering katrina related contracts to his friends and associates. >>> and if you were watching the markets today, you saw it. in the final minutesr minutes before the closing bell, a big rally, the dow and the s&p rocketing up to a five-year high, the highest since the earliest days of the resdetion, december 2007. >>> in the nation's capital, the final preparations are under way for the inauguration. as many as 800,000 people expected to attend. even as the cdc has issued a new warning about the flu and being careful of crowds. today a scientist has said the flu has spread to 48 states. though we seem to be halfway through the crisis, about another six weeks to go, we wondered what about the crush of a crowd in washington? how many of those people could come home from the inauguration sick? here's abc's lisa stark. >> reporter: they're welcoming guessing with champagne and